WEBVTT DOUG: SOME ON EASY MOMENTS FORTHOSE OFFICERS WHO ARRIVED ONSCENE AND REALLY DIDN'T KNOWWHAT THEY WERE DEALING WITH.SO CHELSEA POLICE DEPARTMENTISN'T TAKING ANY CHANCES WHEN ITCOMES TO DEALING WITH THISDEADLY DRUG.>> THIS DRUG FENTANYL ISEVERYWHERE.DOUG: CHELSEA POLICE CHIEF BRIANKYES SAYS PROTECTING HISOFFICERS IS PRIORITY ONE.>> WE HAVE TO GIVE OUR OFFICERSPERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENTTHEY NEED TO BE SAFE.DOUG: IT WAS LATE LAST WEEK,WHEN 3 CHELSEA OFFICERSRESPONDED TO A CALL OF A TRIPLEOVERDOSE FOUND THEMSELVESENCOUNTERING A HIDDEN DANGER.WHILE TREATING THE SUSPECTS, THEOFFICERS REPORTED FEELING LIGHTHEADED AS IT TURNED OUT, APOLICE LAB REPORT CLAIMS COCAINETHAT WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND IN THEVEHICLE, WAS LACED WITH THEDEADLY DRUG FENTANYL.A SUBSTANCE THAN CAN GOUNDETECTED AND AIRBORNE.>> IF AN OFFICER LIKE WHATHAPPENED FRIDAY, IF AN OFFICERREACHES IN TO PROVIDE CPR ORSOME TYPE OF MEDICAL PROCEDUREON SOMEBODY, THEY CAN INGESTTHIS INTO THEIR SYSTEMDOUG: SO MOVING FORWARD A NEWPROACTIVE PROTOCOL WILL BE PUTIN PLACE.OFFICERS WILL NOW BE EQUIPPEDWITH DISPOSABLE MASKS, EYEWEARAND GLOVES.WATER JUGS WILL BE PLACED INSUPERVISOR'S CARS IN THE EVENTTHAT OFFICERS ARE EXPOSED TO THEDRUG AND NEED TO BE WASHED DOWN.AND A BIOHAZARD STORAGE UNIT FORDRUG SAMPLES WILL BE MADEAVAILABLE.>> ANYTIME THEY SEIZE DRUGS ANDTHEIR NOT SURE WHAT THE DRUGSARE TO WEAR THIS EQUIPMENT,AGAIN IT'S A GAME CHANGER.DOUG: THE CHIEF ALSO TELLING MEHE KNOWS OF ONLY ONE OTHERDEPARTMENT IN THE STATE THAT HASA SIMILAR PROTECTIVE PROTOCOL INPLACE.HE'S HOPING THAT BY THIERACTIONS TODAY, THIS WILL BE COMETHE RULE, RATHER THAN THE